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Gigabit mobile connections don’t have to wait for 5G–the service is commercially available in some markets today, and chipmaker Qualcomm continues to work with operators and other partners to expand the reach of gigabit LTE. Earlier this year Australian operator Telstra …

Australian telecommunications company Telstra is protecting itself from rising energy prices by committing to a long-term corporate power purchase agreement with renewable energy producer RES Group and supporting the construction of a new, 70-megawatt solar farm. Telstra is funding the new …

Australian telecommunications firm Telstra and the City of Joondalup in Western Australia have reached an agreement to carry out a trial of smart city applications using Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The telco said that the smart city trial includes …

The two-month NB-IoT pilot will cover areas in Seoul and will initially focus on location tracking services Korean technology firm Samsung Electronics and compatriot telecommunications firm KT have launched a pilot of narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) service in parts …

As standardization continues, major telecommunications network infrastructure vendors – primarily Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE and Samsung along with their suppliers –are racing to not only help guide the standards setting process, but to develop a “5G” portfolio that will enable …

The Indigo cable system is set to link Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. A consortium of Asian operators, Google and telecommunications infrastructure firm Superloop have commissioned a subsea cable system linking Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singapore’s Singtel, SubPartners, …

Gigabit LTE represents a step forward for operators as they move towards 5G deployments. Gigabit LTE, which refers to mobile telecommunication operators offering LTE-based download speeds of up to one gigabit per second, made its debut in Australia at the …

Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. A gigabit connection is the most important and desirable component of an …

The Asia-Pacific region is currently very active in terms of “5G” trials as vendors and mobile operators are carrying out tests with the aim to launch commercial networks before 2020. South Korean operators are among the most active players in …

Global 5G trials in Korea, Canada, Italy, Melbourne and the U.S. The deployment of 5G networks is set to be a reality by 2020, with vendors and mobile operators getting ready for the new technology with trials around the world. …

Contract includes both indoor and outdoor small cells. Ericsson and Australian operator Telstra partnered to deploy LTE small cell solutions. The deal includes Ericsson’s Radio Dot System and Pico Cell RBS 6402. “The outdoor small cell deployment and indoor small …

Network outages can haunt mobile telecom operators, but there are ways to avoid the long-term embarrassment. Too many users, not enough bandwidth, “busy hour congestion” and a plethora of other network issues – it’s all run of the mill for …

Indian telco extended a welcome free offering until the end of March 2017. Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio extended its free mobile service promotion until the end of March 2017. The operator announced a new “Happy New Year” offer including …

Cat M1 will allow operators to expand cellular-based IoT capabilities Swedish vendor Ericsson and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm successfully executed network and device testing of data communications on Cat M1 for Australian operator Telstra. The demo, which took place at Ericsson …

Qualcomm, Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear announce world’s first gigabit class LTE device and gigabit-ready network HONG KONG — At the 4G/5G Summit today, Qualcomm announced it has worked with Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear on the world’s first gigabit LTE mobile device, …

Qualcomm, Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear announce world’s first gigabit class LTE device and gigabit-ready network HONG KONG – At the 4G/5G Summit today, Qualcomm announced it has worked with Telstra, Ericsson and Netgear on the world’s first gigabit LTE mobile device, the …

Telia Company and Ericsson reached peak rates of 15 Gbps and a latency below 3 ms in a live 5G field trial in Sweden. Sweden-based Telia Company and Ericsson announced back in January their joint goal of making their homeland’s capital …

Vodafone Australia and Nokia clocked speeds of up to 5 Gbps and latency of 3 ms in a live public 5G trial in Sydney. Using 200 MHz of spectrum, Vodafone Australia and Nokia successfully conducted on Wednesday a live public …

Telecommunications vendor Ericsson confirmed on Tuesday the company intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden. It also plans to recruit 1,000 in R&D. Ericsson intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, the company announced on Tuesday morning. The telecommunications vendors employs …

A ‘5G’ test took place in the city of Melbourne and used 800 megahertz of spectrum Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telecommunications firm Telstra have carried out an outdoor test of a 5G trial system in Melbourne, Australia. The European …

5G testing took place in the city of Melbourne and used 800 megahertz of spectrum Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telecommunications firm Telstra have carried out an outdoor test of a 5G trial system in Melbourne, Australia. The European company …

4G small cells part of plan to cover 99% of the country by June 2017 Australian operator Telstra announced deployment of 135 small cells to provide 4G coverage to customers in more than 130 rural and regional communities across the …

With streaming video content delivery mechanisms hogging bandwidth and QoE, Flash Networks looks at potential solutions Video traffic is flooding mobile networks and the tsunami has only just begun. According to our customer data, mobile video traffic accounted for 55% …

Verizon and partners form LTE-B Alliance in move to bolster device support for LTE Broadcast technology beginning in 2017 Verizon Communications and a trio of international carrier partners have thrown their considerable might behind the LTE Broadcast standard with the …

In the past two months, customers of Australian mobile carrier Telstra have experienced network outages of varying degrees of severity prompting Telstra and primary equipment vendor Ericsson to launch a review process. Last month, Telstra’s 16.7 million customers lost voice …